English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 8, 2015
Fulham WWLWD 1
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Cardiff City WDDWW 1
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Cardiff City Stadium · 15,429 att.

Match Report

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Craig Noone stunner rescues point for Cardiff in Fulham draw

Substitute Craig Noone produced a stunning late strike to earn Cardiff a 1-1 draw in their Championship opener at home to Fulham.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
0
46.1
Possession
53.9
8
SHOTS
17
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
307
Accurate Passes
373
404
Passes
456
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
32
0.3
Cross %
0.2
85
Long Balls
75
31
Accurate Long Balls
45
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
7
13
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
15
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
9
26
Clearances
14

Head to Head

CAR leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

CAR · 4-4-2

  1. 21Simon MooreG
  2. 16Matthew ConnollyCD-L
  3. 4Sean MorrisonCD-R
  4. 28Scott MaloneLB
  5. 2Lee PeltierRB
  6. 15Kagisho DikgacoiCM-L
  7. 7Peter WhittinghamCM-R
  8. 8Joe RallsLM
  9. 13Anthony PilkingtonRM
  10. 19Alex RevellCF-L
  11. 10Joe MasonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Eoin DoyleSUB
  2. 3FabioSUB
  3. 38Sammy AmeobiSUB
  4. 22Stuart O'KeefeSUB
  5. 11Craig NooneSUB
  6. 30Ben WilsonSUB
  7. 17Aron GunnarssonSUB

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Andy LonerganG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 4Shaun HutchinsonCD-R
  4. 15Kay VoserLB
  5. 2Jazz RichardsRB
  6. 44Ross McCormackAM
  7. 21Lasse Vigen ChristensenLM
  8. 23Jamie O'HaraRM
  9. 9Matt SmithF
  10. 18Ben PringleAM-L
  11. 10Tom CairneyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Sakari MattilaSUB
  2. 16Cauley WoodrowSUB
  3. 11Alex KacaniklicSUB
  4. 25Moussa DembéléSUB
  5. 1Marcus BettinelliSUB
  6. 28Emerson HyndmanSUB
  7. 6Nikolay BodurovSUB

Timeline

  1. 47' Goal! Cardiff City 0, Fulham 1. Matt Smith (Fulham) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  2. 51' Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 63' Substitution, Cardiff City. Sammy Ameobi replaces Alex Revell.
  4. 85' Moussa Dembele (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 86' Goal! Cardiff City 1, Fulham 1. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Peter Whittingham.

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